Chapter 2: Sacrifice

My name is Tahara Kado

I'm a swordsman

I'm here to show my talent to my city, No! The world.

Technically, I'm a beginner so I have to start from the lowest rank

I'm an F-Rank.

Tahara came here training with a group of lower-rank recruits who want to rise to a higher rank but then, a star landing in their town as he and the recruits went to the temple to check it out but unfortunately for them, they lost one of their members.

"That is...," Akihiro let out.

"The creator of the town, Murayama Teiljo," Muto said.

"Wait, I thought he was dead," Tahara asked.

"Murayama Teiljo was the creator of this town and a warrior." "His favorite weapon was a bow and an arrow," Akihiro explained.

"How come a dead person is still moving," Tahara asked.

Akihiro ordered everyone not to move an inch if not, they will all be dead.

"So far only Muto and I are the ones with the highest ranks," he said.

"If we act anything stupid, he'll kill us for sure," he continued.

"Has anyone seen where the relic has passed?" Akihiro asked.

Tahara alerted the leader telling him that the relic is close to a statue.

"Is the relic controlling Murayama or what?" Akihiro asked.

As soon as he said that Chijimatsu and his friend got up from their feet.

"Look, Chijimatsu and Yasui Maro are alive," a guy said pointing toward them.

The guy then ran towards them but was stopped by the leader.

"This doesn't seem right," the leader said.

Then, Chijimatsu and Maro drew out their swords ready to attack them.

Akihiro used his magic and also drew out a sword.

"The rest of you should stay behind me," Akihiro said.

"Muto heal me in case I'm wounded badly," Akihiro ordered.

"I won't have enough mana to heal myself completely," Akihiro continued.

Muto agreed and Chijimatsu and Maro leaped in the air and began attacking Akihiro.

"This is bad! This is bad!" a guy said as he was weeping.

Akihiro managed to kill Chijimatsu and Maro and then Teiljo fired his arrow again.

This time, Akihiro dodged the arrow and threw the sword which pierced Teiljo.

Akihiro went towards Teiljo and looked at him.

"Just as I thought, he was being controlled by the relic," he said.

"Are we leaving now?" a girl asked.

"No, we aren't," Akihiro said.

Why did I ever want to be part of this swordsman thing," she said.

Akihiro went towards her and slapped her on the cheek.

"Are you going to blame your mother for bringing you into this world," Akihiro asked.

"You say some foolish things, old man," she said.

"Then shut up and let's retrieve the relic, besides do you know how much it can cost you," Akihiro said.

"How much," she asked.

"2 billion yen," he said as the place echoed.

2 BILLION YEN!

"That's more than a company's yearly amount," Tahara said.

After they were done talking, the place began to shake as the relic had been moved to a throne.

"Is that a throne?" Muto asked.

"It seems something is off," Tahara said.

"What do you mean something is off," Muto asked.

"The relic seems to be moving to and fro but when it reached the throne, it stopped," Tahara explained.

"The place looks deserted," a guy spoke.

"That's because it's a tomb," Akihiro explained.

"There are four statues surrounding the throne, what do you think of it, Muto?" Akihiro asked.

"From my perspective, it seems that the four statues seem to be worshipping some sort of deity," Muto explained.

"And where's this 'deity' we are looking for, don't tell me that relic is a deity?" he said.

"I'm not sure yet but we have to be careful," Muto said.

"That's it I'm going home," a guy said.

"Yeah, me too," he said.

"I advise you not to go since you don't where we came from," Akihiro said.

"Oh really, then why don't you take the lead Go Akihiro," the guy asked as he pushed Go Akihiro forward.

"I'm staying," Akihiro said.

"Tsk, worthless," the guy said as he started to walk away from the cave.

"Tahara! Tahara! What is that?" Muto said pointing up.

"Is that..." Tahara said.

"Guys wait don't go; this place is already cursed if you leave the tomb," Tahara ordered.

"Huh," the guy said.

"An F-Rank is ordering me around, doesn't it sound funny,' he said.

Before the guys could take another step, an icicle hit the boys, and blood was spread around the floor.

"Guys!" Muto called them out.

"Tahara!" the guy called his name out.

"That relic is the God," he said and then he died.

Akihiro, Tahara, Muto, and the remaining 4 individuals then turned and looked at the relic and then the statues.

"Don't tell me that the relic is rather the God of the tomb and it's not the creators of the town," Tahara said.

Soon, the relic then turned into a statue, and then the aura surrounding all of them changed completely.

"This is a no-rank statue, this is a God-like statue," Akihiro said.

A paper then appeared before Tahara as he bent down to pick the paper.

He then read the paper and gasped in fear and disbelief as his face turned pale.

"What is it, Tahara?" Muto asked.

Tahara then passed the sheet to Muto and then Muto passed the sheet to the leader as it went around.

Tahara then took back the paper and left it on the ground.

The paper read:

"Anyone of you should sacrifice yourself."

To be continued...